The American Sleep Medicine Foundation held a contest for teenagers to put together a short film about sleep. The winner was Jasper Lown, a senior in high school in …
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Be A Bedtime Drill Sergeant
Like all parents, we have learned what works in our home through trial and error with our little boys, who are now almost three and almost six years of age respectively. There are many rules which are …
Sleep Deprivation and ADHD in the New York Times
This past weekend, an article entitled, "Diagnosing the Wrong Deficit," , a psychiatrist named Vatsal Thakkar writes about the relationship between sleep disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity …
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“Evaluation of Sleep Disorders” Presentation Materials
I'm giving a presentation today for primary care doctors at the annual "Primary Care Pediatrics" CMD event sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital for Children and Harvard Medical School. This is …
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Too Much Homework, Too Little Sleep: Structural Sleep Deprivation in Teens
NOTE: The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended school start times no earlier than 8:30 for teens. Read more here. A few years ago, I had a sixteen year old come into sleep clinic for …
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News Flash: Sleep Training Doesn’t Hurt Your Child
There have been multiple important publications in the past few weeks which are pertinent to my patients. I'm really excited today to share the results of the Kids Sleep Study which was recently …
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Fascinating Reading on Circadian Problems and “Social Jet Lag”
Maria Popova, whose invaluable site Brain Pickings compiles fascinating and diverse material on books, the arts, and sciences, has written and excellent review of a book entitled Internal Time: …
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ADHD and Sleep in Kids: Unraveling the Connections
Whenever I see a patient with snoring and school difficulties, I get excited. Why? Because I know that if I can diagnosis obstructive sleep apnea or another sleep disorder and treat it, I can make …
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Snooze News: Worthy Reading for the Weekend
There have been some great articles in the past few weeks worth reading on sleep medicine in children. Sleep Guidance for Kids and Teens Is Based on Sound Science Mary Carskadon, Ph.D, and Judy Owens, …
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